tiyempo
tiyémpo with stress marks
timing; tempo; caught in the act
Usage Note
Tiyempo comes from Spanish tiempo and has narrowed in Tagalog to mean timing or an opportune moment, and colloquially to catching someone in the act. The derived form natiyempuhan means to have been caught red-handed or found at exactly the right moment.
Examples
" Tama ang tiyempo mo. "
Natural Translation
Your timing is right.
Literal Translation
Right the timing your.
" Maganda ang tiyempo ng kanyang pagdating. "
Natural Translation
The timing of his/her arrival is good.
Literal Translation
Good the timing of his/her arrival.
" Natiyempuhan ng nanay ang bata habang kinukuha nito ang pera sa lalagyan ng baryang nakatago. "
Natural Translation
The mother caught the child red-handed while he was taking money from the jar of hidden coins.
Literal Translation
Caught-in-the-act by-the mother the child while taking by-this the money from container of coins hidden.
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